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avast_no1

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on-access scan?
« on: January 25, 2009, 09:07:40 PM »
hi, does avast for linux can do on-access scanning? which scans file whenever there is an application accessing or someone is. because what i installed, doesn't have any options to set.

ps. sorry if my english is bad.
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Re: on-access scan?
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2009, 11:18:15 PM »
Nope, it only supports on demand scanning.
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Re: on-access scan?
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2009, 06:32:35 PM »
Quote from: avast_no1 on January 25, 2009, 09:07:40 PM
hi, does avast for linux can do on-access scanning? which scans file whenever there is an application accessing or someone is. because what i installed, doesn't have any options to set.

ps. sorry if my english is bad.

avast for workstation is on-demand only. anyway, making on-access scanner collides a bit with the idea of user separation, and kernel patch/module is necessary. avastguard (mediator for avastd) & dazuko (loadable krnel module) work this way.

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